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Helen Adams Keller (June 27, 1880 – June 1, 1968) was an American author, political activist, and lecturer. She was the first deafblind person to earn a bachelor of arts degree. The story of how Keller's teacher, Anne Sullivan,
broke through the isolation imposed by a near complete lack of
language, allowing the girl to blossom as she learned to communicate,
has become widely known through the dramatic depictions of the play and
film The Miracle Worker. Her birthplace in West Tuscumbia, Alabama is now a museum and sponsors an annual "Helen Keller Day". Her birthday on June 27 is commemorated as Helen Keller Day in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and was authorized at the federal level by presidential proclamation by President Jimmy Carter in 1980, the 100th anniversary of her birth.A prolific author, Keller was well-traveled and outspoken in her convictions. A member of the Socialist Party of America and the Industrial Workers of the World, she campaigned for women's suffrage, labor rights, socialism, and other radical left causes. She was inducted into the Alabama Women's Hall of Fame in 1971.

Helen Adams Keller was
born on June 27, 1880 in Tuscumbia, Alabama. In 1882, she fell ill and was
struck blind, deaf and mute. Beginning in 1887, Keller's teacher, Anne
Sullivan, helped her make tremendous progress with her ability to communicate,
and Keller went on to college, graduating in 1904. In 1920, Keller helped found
the ACLU. During her lifetime, she received many honors in recognition of her
accomplishments. American
educator Helen Keller overcame the adversity of being blind and deaf to become
one of the 20th century's leading humanitarians, as well as co-founder of the
ACLU. In 1882, however, Keller contracted an illness—called
"brain fever" by the family doctor—that produced a high body
temperature. The true nature of the illness remains a mystery today, though
some experts believe it might have been scarlet fever or meningitis. Within a
few days after the fever broke, Keller's mother noticed that her daughter didn't
show any reaction when the dinner bell was rung, or when a hand was waved in
front of her face. Keller had lost both her sight and hearing. She was just 18
months old.As
Keller grew into childhood, she developed a limited method of communication with
her companion, Martha Washington, the young daughter of the family cook. The
two had created a type of sign language, and by the time Keller was 7, they had
invented more than 60 signs to communicate with each other. But Keller had
become very wild and unruly during this time. She would kick and scream when
angry, and giggle uncontrollably when happy. She tormented Martha and inflicted
raging tantrums on her parents. Many family relatives felt she should be
institutionalized.